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Impact of glycemic control in diabetes mellitus on management of COVID-19 infection.

Sudhir BhandariGovind RankawatAjeet SinghVishal GuptaShivankan Kakkar
Published in: International journal of diabetes in developing countries (2020)
From the current study, it can be concluded that uncontrolled diabetic condition might be a risk factor for severity and morbidity of COVID-19 patients. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus might be responsible for an overall higher susceptibility for COVID-19 infection and severity in terms of symptomatic presentation, inflammatory storm, rapid pulmonary invasion, requirement of more intensive treatment, and a poor outcome.
Keyphrases
  • glycemic control
  • type diabetes
  • blood glucose
  • weight loss
  • sars cov
  • insulin resistance
  • oxidative stress
  • combination therapy
  • skeletal muscle
  • replacement therapy